The Lion King got one thing right: love is in the air on the savanna. From the birds perched in the trees to the foxes curled in their den, plenty of these grassland creatures are monogamous and mate ...

Discover the spider puts its mate in a trance. Mating may be one of the riskiest things a male spider ever does. Females are ...

The animal world is full of fascinating (and, let’s face it, bizarre) mating rituals. You will be shocked at the lengths various species will go to procreate. We will explore some seriously odd ...

Fatal attractions are a standard movie plotline, but they also occur in nature, with much more serious consequences. As a conservation biologist, I’ve seen them play out in some of Earth’s most remote ...

Some animals form lifelong pair bonds that run deeper than simple mating. These connections shape how they live, move, and interact with the world. When a partner is lost, the change is often visible.

Think forever love is just a human thing? Not even close. While most wild animals take the quantity-over-quality approach when it comes to mating, a rare and fascinating few choose one partner and ...

Fatal attractions are a standard movie plotline, but they also occur in nature, with much more serious consequences. As a conservation biologist, I’ve seen them play out in some of Earth’s most remote ...

Joel Berger receives funding from Colorado State University and the Wildlife Conservation Society. Fatal attractions are a standard movie plotline, but they also occur in nature, with much more ...